Wilmette Awards Contract For Implementation Of Bike, Pedestrian Plan - Wilmette-Kenilworth, IL - The village board last week approved a $29,000 contract with the same engineering firm that developed its active transportation master plan.
"2023 is a turning point for bike plans," observes Ryan Peterson, senior planner at Epstein Global, a Chicago-based firm specializing in bicycle and pedestrian planning.
The measure was approved on a 225-201 roll-call vote. Nine Republicans including Illinois members Adam Kinzinger and Rodney Davis, both lame ducks joined Democrats in passing the measure.